Earlier today, someone went under my desk where my purse hides and stole it! I am a receptionist, and my desk is at the front, but even with a security guard at the door, some jerk got in, posing as a delivery guy. He waited until I went to the bathroom to go through my stuff!
I went to the local precinct, cried, and filed a report. The thing I was most upset about losing: MY WEDDING CALENDAR!! So much wedding stuff, phone numbers, appointments in there.
The Good News? I got back to the building and they found the purse in the staircase, only missing the cash. EVERYTHING else was there!
Friendly reminder: Even in your place of business, people find a way to steal from you.
KimberlyBride
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So sorry Ryanna!!! Glad they found the bag and only cash was missing. So sorry you have to deal with this.
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That is sooo awful What a jerk.
The sad part is a lot of theft takes place in office buildings since people can pretty much roam the floors alone. Even if a card key is needed to access certain floors, there are usually internal stairs for the thieves to use.
And lets not forget about the celptos who work for your company. Friends have had CD players, laptops & cash stolen. One woman even had a small baby blue elephant bank stolen from her office - a bank that she put moneyin for her child. Only someone who worked closely with her would have even known it was there since it was kind of hidden.
We used to have e-mails a few times a month sent by people asking for their 'borrowed' items to be returned i.e., 'whomever borrowed my laptop from my office, please bring it back ASAP.'
It's horrible this happened to you but I'm so glad you got your planner back
office theft is why the most valuable items left on my desk are photos. It's sad... but you really can't trust anyone.
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OMG I'm soo sorry. I know how hard this is. Just a few months ago this happened to my sister, the same situation. Someone must have been planning to take her bag. Although her bag was never found, her credit cards were used, she did end up getting her license back in the mail. I feel for you. I'm glad you got your things back. Start locking everything now.
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OMG! That's terrible! Fh and I say it all the time... PEOPLE SU(K!!!!! Glad you didn't lose too much and that your planner is safe and sound. I would freak out also if it was gone.
Laura1976
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OH, RY! I'm so sorry that happened.
lilacwine
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what a pain. I had a similar thing happen to me at my last job. Someone stole my wallet out of my bag in my desk. Company security didn't believe me that it was stolen at work becuase I only noticed it when I went shopping after work. They found my wallet four years later, placed up in the ceiling tiles of another part of the building. Everything was there except the cash.
you may want to report your credit cards as stolen anyway -- even though he didn't take the cards, there's no way to know that he didn't jot down the numbers and your address.
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what a pain. I had a similar thing happen to me at my last job. Someone stole my wallet out of my bag in my desk. Company security didn't believe me that it was stolen at work becuase I only noticed it when I went shopping after work. They found my wallet four years later, placed up in the ceiling tiles of another part of the building. Everything was there except the cash.
you may want to report your credit cards as stolen anyway -- even though he didn't take the cards, there's no way to know that he didn't jot down the numbers and your address.
i never even thought of that! Good call...
how weird it must have been to have your wallet found 4 years later!!!!
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How terrible!!! I'm glad that they found you purse though. I had my wallet stolen in school by a classmate once and he threw my wallet in the gutter. I was like, 'he could've taken the money, but it would've been nice if he had left me everything else!'
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i never even thought of that! Good call...
how weird it must have been to have your wallet found 4 years later!!!!
It was like a little time capsule of 1998. The people at my old job were amazed.
mcaula
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Wow sorry to hear just thank god you your ID and things like that back
ckgmwedding
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Ryanna! I am so sorry! Especially after the week you have had! I hope you didn't have too much cash on you. Thank God you got everything else back...
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And just in case you have you social security card in your wallet (or on your ID) put a fraud alert on your credit report.
My former assistant had some computers charged on her credit cards and her wallet was never even stolen.
Someone wrote her numbers down while she was shopping (a cashier I suppose) and they opened up a few store accounts. They then ordered a few computers and were dumb enough to have them delivered to their own home - where the police caught up with them. I'm just glad they were dumb enough to get caught but she went through a lot to get her credit back in order.
angelbear217
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So sorry, but happy you found your purse!
bridegirl
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how crappy Glad that you are ok though!
May05Bride
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I am really sorry they took your cash!
I am happy though, that everything else was returned!!!
jesslangen
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Im so sorry to hear about your day! Thats terrible!
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That's horrible!! Aside from the missing money, I'm glad to hear you got eveything else back...especially your wedding planner!
I work in a office where some guy came in off the street, went into my boss's office, disconnected his lap top computer and walked out with it. He even had the nerve to walk around my office and ask an Exec for a pen to make it look like he was supposed to be there! Needless to say, we are all on guard now all the time at my job. It's sad really that you can't even feel safe at work.
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I am so sorry, that stinks. At least you don't have to worry about credit cards and stuff.
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I am so sorry to hear this happened to you! I cannot believe people are so awful!
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that is terrible...do you know about 2 years ago at Christmas our then department head bought us all gifts & I happened to be out that day so when I came in someone had stolen it off my desk!!! a wrapped gift!!! I was so pissed....
